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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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